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In another effort to patch a $6 million budget deficit \u2014 with a trajectory to grow to $47 million by 2030 if left unaddressed \u2014 the Irvine City Council is considering multiple independent audits on various city projects.<\/p>\n

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Irvine leaders learned in March of the $6 million deficit, a 2% overage of the city\u2019s general fund driven by rising costs related to hiring, new facilities and expenses related to Irvine\u2019s growing population, city staff reports have said. Earlier this month, councilmembers backed a 10-point plan proposed by Councilmember James Mai, who, among his requests, asked for comprehensive reports on general fund spending, including for staffing and labor costs.<\/p>\n

In another step forward, the Council last week unanimously supported a request from Councilmembers William Go, Melinda Liu and Kathleen Treseder for city staffers to return in early September with options for independent audits of city projects, detailing \u201cpotential scope, estimated costs and timelines\u201d for those reviews, according to the request.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know we\u2019ve been talking about the budget the last few meetings,\u201d Go said. \u201cWe just want to make sure we look at all the items that got us to that situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Council suggested an audit of how federal funds from 2021-2025 were spent. They also expressed interest in auditing\u00a0City Hall renovations, severance packages offered to staff in 2022, the cost of the 2025 State of the Great Park, the $700,000 spent on a Great Park gondola proposal, the All American Asphalt Plant\u2019s acquisition, the establishment of the city\u2019s own library system, the failed pruchase of two properties on Armstrong Avenue and the city\u2019s Office of Inclusive Excellence.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe point of this request is not to assign blame. It is to adjust our way of using taxpayer funds,\u201d Liu said.<\/p>\n

Mayor Larry Agran initially expressed concerns with a few projects proposed for audits, including reviews of COVID funds, for which he said the city was already audited \u201cup, down backwards, sideways by the federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n

Agran also emphasized that \u201cthe city is in outstanding federal shape,\u201d adding the budget for the next fiscal year \u201cwill not be a budget that requires us to reach into our very ample reserves.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Still, he ultimately supported his colleagues\u2019 request to explore the audits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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